A published article about the forthcoming construction of the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, from September 28th, 1959 issue of the Nashville Banner. It reads: “Nashville’s $5,000,000 Municipal Auditorium, designed by Marr & Holman, AIA...

A photograph of the former Belmont Baptist Church, now Hope Center located at 2415 Twelfth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. This church was erected in 1906 on the corner of 12th Avenue South and Beechwood Avenue. Its address was originally...

Pictured: Nashville Mayor Ben West (left) with Dr. Z Alexander Looby (right), circa February, 1955. Looby was born in Antigua, British West Indies, on April 8, 1899. He was a notable African-American lawyer and a staunch civil rights advocate and...

This booklet was published for new employees at the Nashville Bridge Company during the time of World War II. The beginning includes a brief history of the company during which it is explained that although the normal operations include...

A photograph of the YMCA Community Action Project building located at 1021 Russell Street in the East Nashville neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. This structure was originally built as Russell Street Presbyterian Church in about 1910 and has...

A page from a mounted and bound volume of twenty-five pen-and-ink wash drawings, and two pen-and-ink maps of Nashville created by William A. Eichbaum during the 1850s. Eichbaum was a Nashville bookseller and resident for fifty years. This drawing...

A photograph of Word of Faith Christian Center located at 2635 Nolensville Pike in Nashville, Tennessee. Formerly Grandview Baptist Church, the address was originally listed in the city directory as 2641 Nolensville Road. Grandview Baptist was...

A photograph of Woodmont Christian Church located at 3601 Hillsboro Road in the Hillsboro neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. The church was founded in 1943 by members from the Vine Street Christian Church. The church first met in Woodmont...

A photograph of Woodmont Baptist Church located at 2100 Woodmont Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee. The church was built in 1941. The architecture style is Gothic. The foundation is made of brick. The exterior walls are tan brick with stone...

A photograph of Woodland Street Presbyterian Church located at 211 North Eleventh Street in the East Nashville neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. Woodland Presbyterian Church was organized in 1858 as the First Presbyterian Church of Edgefield...

A design model for the Woodland Street Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. Woodland Street Bridge was the first Cumberland River bridge built under Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. The new structure was dedicated on December...

A design model for the Woodland Street Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. Woodland Street Bridge was the first Cumberland River bridge built under Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. The new structure was dedicated on December...

A design drawing of Woodland Street Bridge spanning the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This drawing was made by Mark Hartz Associates. The Woodland Street Bridge was the first Cumberland River bridge built under Metropolitan...

A scene from the dedicatory address at the opening ceremony of the Woodland Street Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. During the address Mayor Briley recalled the history of the original Woodland street bridge constructed in the 19th century that had...

A scene from the dedicatory address at the opening ceremony of the Woodland Street Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. During the address Mayor Briley recalled the history of the original Woodland street bridge constructed in the 19th century that had...

A scene from the dedicatory address at the opening ceremony of the Woodland Street Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. During the address Mayor Briley recalled the history of the original Woodland street bridge constructed in the 19th century that had...

A scene from the dedicatory address at the opening ceremony of the Woodland Street Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. During the address Mayor Briley recalled the history of the original Woodland street bridge constructed in the 19th century that had...

A scene from the dedicatory address at the opening ceremony of the Woodland Street Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. During the address Mayor Briley recalled the history of the original Woodland street bridge constructed in the 19th century that had...

A photograph of Woodbine United Methodist Church located at 2621 Nolensville Road in Nashville, Tennessee. This church building was constructed in 1915. The congregation was organized in 1875. The foundation is made of stone. The exterior walls...

A photograph of an unidentified woman standing on the steps of the Cheekwood mansion grounds, in Nashville, Tennessee, between 1932 and 1946. The Cheekwood mansion was built in 1932 in the Colonial Revival style for Leslie and Mabel Cheek. Designed...